Thursday, June 02, 2016

Private sector employment increased by 173,000 jobs from April to May according to the May ADP National Employment Report®. ... The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
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Goods-producing employment dropped by 1,000 jobs in May after losing a 7,000 (revised) in April. The
construction industry added 13,000 jobs, in line with the previous month. Meanwhile, manufacturing lost
3,000 jobs after losing 10,000 the previous month.